Healthcare in New Orleans

Ochsner Ranked #1 Hospital in Louisiana by U.S. News & World Report for the 10th Consecutive Year

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Tuesday, July 27, 2021
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This is also the 10th consecutive year that OMC has been nationally ranked among the Best Hospitals in America in Neurology and Neurosurgery and is the only nationally ranked hospital in Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas and Oklahoma.

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  • This is also the 10th consecutive year that OMC has been nationally ranked among the Best Hospitals in America in Neurology and Neurosurgery and is the only nationally ranked hospital in Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas and Oklahoma.
  • These honors exemplify our commitment to sustained excellence, said Warner Thomas, president and CEO, Ochsner Health.
  • *Ochsners quality metrics include data from both Ochsner Medical Center, Ochsner Medical Center - West Bank Campus and Ochsner Baptist a Campus of Ochsner Medical Center.
  • Ochsner Health is a national leader, named both the top hospital and the top childrens hospital in Louisiana by U.S. News & World Report.

Ochsner Hospital for Children Named #1 in Louisiana by U.S. News & World Report

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Tuesday, June 15, 2021
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This is the fifth consecutive year Ochsner Hospital for Children has been recognized as a top Children's Hospital.

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  • This is the fifth consecutive year Ochsner Hospital for Children has been recognized as a top Children's Hospital.
  • Ochsner Hospital for Children is once again the only children's hospital in Louisiana to receive this prestigious honor.
  • New this year, the Best Children's Hospitals rankings included state rankings with Ochsner Hospital for Children securing the coveted top spot in Louisiana.
  • Ochsner Health is a national leader, named the top hospital in Louisiana and a top children's hospital by U.S. News & World Report.

Stewart To Lead LSU Health/LCMC Health Cancer Center

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Thursday, June 10, 2021
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NEW ORLEANS, June 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Steve Nelson, MD, Dean of LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine, and Greg Feirn, Chief Executive Officer of LCMC Health, have appointed John H. Stewart, IV, MD, MBA, FACS, as Center Director of the LSU Health New Orleans/LCMC Health Cancer Center.

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  • NEW ORLEANS, June 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Steve Nelson, MD, Dean of LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine, and Greg Feirn, Chief Executive Officer of LCMC Health, have appointed John H. Stewart, IV, MD, MBA, FACS, as Center Director of the LSU Health New Orleans/LCMC Health Cancer Center.
  • Dr. Stewart will set the overall mission, vision and direction for multidisciplinary cancer care and cancer clinical research programs for LSU Health New Orleans and LCMC Health in his new leadership role.
  • LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleanseducates Louisiana's health care professionals.
  • LCMC Health currently manages Children's Hospital New Orleans, East Jefferson General Hospital, New Orleans East Hospital, Touro, University Medical Center New Orleans, and West Jefferson Medical Center.

Podium and Ochsner Health Partner To Enhance Post Visit Communications

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Tuesday, April 20, 2021
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Ochsner Health is a national leader, named the top hospital in Louisiana and a top children\'s hospital by U.S. News & World Report.

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  • Ochsner Health is a national leader, named the top hospital in Louisiana and a top children\'s hospital by U.S. News & World Report.
  • As Louisiana\'s leading healthcare educator, Ochsner Health and its partners educate thousands of healthcare professionals annually.
  • Ochsner Health is innovating healthcare by investing in new technologies and research to make world-class care more accessible, affordable, convenient and effective.
  • To learn more about Ochsner Health, please visit www.ochsner.org .\nView original content to download multimedia: http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/podium-and-ochsner-health-partne...\n'

Brookwood Properties opens new self-storage facility in New Orleans, LA

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Thursday, April 15, 2021
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b"NEW ORLEANS, April 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Brookwood Properties, ofBaton Rouge, LA, announces the opening of its latest facility located at445 Jefferson Highway, New Orleans, LA 70121.\nThe three-story, class A facility comprises approximately 110,500 rentable square feet and over 1100 climate-controlled units.

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  • b"NEW ORLEANS, April 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Brookwood Properties, ofBaton Rouge, LA, announces the opening of its latest facility located at445 Jefferson Highway, New Orleans, LA 70121.\nThe three-story, class A facility comprises approximately 110,500 rentable square feet and over 1100 climate-controlled units.
  • The facility, managed by Life Storage ofBuffalo, NY, is located at the Orleans and Jefferson Parish line and near Ochsner Medical Center.\nThe project represents Brookwood's 40thfacility in Louisiana and 11th in the New Orleans area.
  • Baton Rouge, LAbased Rosehill Construction served as the General Contractor andWichita, KSbased Kaufman Design was the architect.\n"

Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport And Oceans Healthcare Open New Behavioral Health Facility

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Wednesday, January 20, 2021
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SHREVEPORT, La., Jan. 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport and Oceans Healthcare today announced the opening of Louisiana Behavioral Health .

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  • SHREVEPORT, La., Jan. 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport and Oceans Healthcare today announced the opening of Louisiana Behavioral Health .
  • We look forward to creating meaningful change at Louisiana Behavioral Health with Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport and improving lives by making behavioral health care more accessible."
  • ABOUT OCHSNER LSU HEALTH SHREVEPORT:
    On Oct. 1, 2018, Ochsner Health (Ochsner) and LSU Health Shreveport jointly formed Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport to oversee and coordinate activities between the health sciences center and the healthcare delivery system in Shreveport and Monroe, La.Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport is a public-private partnership with a vision to improve health and well-being of its communities, access to care, quality, and facilities, expand patient-centered technology, grow the medical school, and enhance research in North Louisianaby building on the strengths of Ochsner and LSU Health Shreveport.
  • With more than 4,000 employees and the Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport Physician Group of approximately 500 physicians, Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport serves more than 140,000 patients with more than 625,000 visits annually.

Loyola New Orleans and Ochsner Health Unveil New Partnership To Advance Nursing Education & Address Ongoing Nursing Shortage

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Wednesday, October 21, 2020
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By combining the power of Jesuit education with the excellence of Ochsner Health, we will educate students at the highest levels of healthcare, ethics and passionate commitment.

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  • By combining the power of Jesuit education with the excellence of Ochsner Health, we will educate students at the highest levels of healthcare, ethics and passionate commitment.
  • Ochsner Health is proud to expand our longstanding relationship with Loyola University New Orleans to develop a new nursing program that will train and mentor the next generation of nursing professionals, said Warner Thomas, President and CEO, Ochsner Health .
  • The growing national nursing shortage and COVID-19 have demonstrated the significant need for more high-quality healthcare education programs.
  • With this partnership, we have removed that barrier, said Loyola Dean of the College of Nursing and Health Dr. Laurie Anne Ferguson .

University Medical Center and Humana Sign Agreement, Expanding Humana’s Medicare Advantage Provider Network in New Orleans

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Wednesday, October 21, 2020
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University Medical Center New Orleans, a part of LCMC Health, and Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM), a leading health and well-being company, have signed an in-network agreement, expanding access to care for Humana Medicare members.

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  • University Medical Center New Orleans, a part of LCMC Health, and Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM), a leading health and well-being company, have signed an in-network agreement, expanding access to care for Humana Medicare members.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20201021005108/en/
    Humanas Medicare Advantage members in the following plans will now have in-network access to University Medical Center:
    Were proud to welcome Humana Medicare advantage to our insurance network and excited to be able to deliver high-quality, compassionate care to more people in our community, said Danny Hardman, CEO of University Medical Center.
  • We look forward to working with University Medical Center and to the expansion of our Medicare Advantage network in the Greater New Orleans area, said Matt Berger, Region President - Gulf States Medicare for Humana.
  • University Medical Center is part of LCMC Health, a Louisiana-based, not-for-profit hospital system which also includes Childrens Hospital, New Orleans East Hospital, Touro, and West Jefferson Medical Center.

LCMC Health expresses gratitude to its employees with dining initiative

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Wednesday, September 2, 2020
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Dubbed "Operation Bon Appetit," full-time employees will receive a $100 gift card, with part-time and contract employees given a card valued at $50.

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  • Dubbed "Operation Bon Appetit," full-time employees will receive a $100 gift card, with part-time and contract employees given a card valued at $50.
  • In partnership with LSUHSC New Orleans, the New Orleans Health Department, and Jefferson Parish, LCMC Health has conducted over 16,000 tests at community, neighborhood-based walk-up sites.
  • LCMC Health employees are encouraged to take photographs while safely enjoying their meal and uploading the images to the system's website using #eatlocalLCMCHealth.
  • LCMC Health currently manages Children's Hospital New Orleans, New Orleans East Hospital, Touro, University Medical Center New Orleans, and West Jefferson Medical Center.

Ready Engages Ochsner Health to Expand COVID-19 Testing at Home

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Thursday, June 18, 2020
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On-demand mobile healthcare service Ready today announced it is working with Ochsner Health to help support patient health needs during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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  • On-demand mobile healthcare service Ready today announced it is working with Ochsner Health to help support patient health needs during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Through this partnership, Ready is providing in-home visits and COVID-19 testing to improve access to medical care.
  • Ready is also working with Ochsner to follow-up recently discharged patients who are either COVID-19 positive or suspected positive.
  • Ready has been a willing and flexible partner to develop innovative solutions to supplement Ochsners COVID-19 response, said Harry Reese, VP Post-Acute and Home Care at Ochsner Health.